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Khanna

Analysis

Justice Khanna was committed to the Constitution but didn’t challenge a mighty executive

The highlights of his time in the SC include his dissent in the Central Vista case and his handling of the ‘cash-in-house’ controversy

Kaleeswaram Raj

17th May 2025

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modify

Analysis

Will courts’ power to modify awards address lingering issues in arbitration?

Private parties thrust into statutory arbitrations may benefit from a recent SC Judgement, but it will take a law to draw the bright line

Vikram Hegde and Chitwan Sharma

16th May 2025

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Analysis

Khanna retirement: Administrative decisions showed real results

Increased disposal rate, quick action during an unprecedented crisis, Collegium data disclosures—CJI Khanna left a mark despite brief tenure

Balaji Srinivasan and Rohan Dewan

14th May 2025

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Analysis

“You will be missed”: Supreme Court Bar bids farewell to CJI Sanjiv Khanna

From cricket analogies to reflections on legacy, the Chief Justice’s farewell at the Supreme Court was filled with nostalgia and excitement

Advay Vora

13th May 2025

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Sanjiv Khanna Retirement top 10 Judgements

Analysis

The top 10 judgements of Justice Sanjiv Khanna

We list 10 key judgements that Chief Justice Khanna was part of during his time in the top court

Raaz

12th May 2025

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Analysis

A quiet legacy

CJI Sanjiv Khanna's brief tenure may have lacked the pomp of the Chandrachud Court but was by no means uneventful

R. Sai Spandana

11th May 2025

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Varma

Analysis

Justice Varma cash inquiry: The story so far

Following a fire, a large amount of unaccounted cash was found in Justice Varma’s official residence on 14 March

R. Sai Spandana

1st Apr 2025

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in-house

Analysis

Can the CJI direct withholding of work before completion of an in-house inquiry?

The answer lies in a 2014 Supreme Court case where the complainant challenged a two-judge probe committee set up by the CJ of the MP HC

V. Venkatesan

27th Mar 2025

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Analysis

The shake-up: Will CJI Khanna’s decisions on listing resolve pendency and delay troubles?

Even as advocates predict that the measure to not list regular matters is temporary, they demand the bar be consulted on listing issues

Sushovan Patnaik

21st Nov 2024

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Analysis

Transition time

As the discussion on Justice Chandrachud’s legacy settles, there is a sense that his successor may herald a return to more unassuming ways

Advay Vora

18th Nov 2024

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Chandrachud

Analysis

And it’s a wrap

In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business

Sushovan Patnaik

11th Nov 2024

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Khanna

Analysis

Justice Khanna’s era begins

As the incoming Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna has the enviable task of balancing continuity with fresh reforms

R. Sai Spandana

31st Oct 2024

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cases

Jaya Thakur v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 is contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Anoop Baranwal (2023). The Act sets up a committee to nominate members to the ECI.

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Next Hearing:

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Bench:Surya Kant J, Dipankar Datta J, Ujjal Bhuyan J

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In Re: Orders of Calcutta High Court dated 24.01.2024 and 25.01.2024 and ancillary issues

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of conflicting orders of two benches of the Calcutta High Court, where Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay also levied allegations of misconduct on Justice Soumen Sen.

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Next Hearing: February 19, 2024

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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, Aniruddha Bose J

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